Posted by Double Eagle in Fitness -
Ever since I started this journey, I’ve learned a lot about myself. Most of it is not good. That’s not negativity. That’s reality.
Recently, I happened upon the website for the Titleist Performance Institute (I added it to my sidebar links). Golf fitness is a huge part of my goals. I’ve been trying to learn as much as I can. The TPI website is a top-notch resource for all things golf fitness. For [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Practice Tips -
Yesterday, I was sitting at home admiring how nice the weather was outside. I had decided that I was going to take it easy this weekend to heal up because I was a little sore and tired. But with the weather like that, I figured I’d head over to the driving range and hit some balls.
The way the range is situated at my club, it’s a couple hundred yards from the parking lot. So I walked out [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Putting Tips -
A few days back, I discussed the 100 Putt drill that Jackie Burke showed to Phil Mickelson. For those who didn’t see it, the drill consists of lining up a series of three-foot putts. The object is to make 100 in a row. If you miss one, you start again. I promised to try the drill and report back.
One word comes to mind: humbling.
I had an hour to spare and in keeping with my rule [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Course Management, Mental Game -
Effective course management means you should be playing the game like a chess match, thinking a few moves ahead. When you start the day, you know several things including your skill level and what your current tendencies are. For instance, maybe for the last week, your tendency has been to draw the ball, and your consistency has been off with a number of thinly-struck toe hits so your misses have been short and left.
You should be attacking every [...]
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Posted by Double Eagle in Book Reviews -
Without question, this is one of the books that changed my golfing life. Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible brings science to the game of golf in a way that is easy to understand and practice. It helps take guesswork out of the short game by providing an understanding of the finesse swing and the statistical realities of the game of golf from 100 yards and in.
Pelz left a career in NASA to pursue his love of golf. [...]
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